[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53342-53343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22533]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petitions for Waivers of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Section 211.41, and 49 U.S.C. 20103, notice is hereby given that the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for waiver 
of compliance with certain requirements of the Federal railroad safety 
regulations. The individual petition is described below, including the 
party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, and the 
nature of the relief being sought.

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Lackawanna County Railroad Authority (``LCRA'')

[FRA Waiver Petition No. FRA-2000-7275]

    The Lackawanna County Railroad Authority (``LCRA''), and Delaware-
Lackawanna Railroad seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from certain 
CFR parts of Title 49, specifically: part 221, Rear End Marking 
Device--Passenger, Commuter and Freight Trains; part 223, Safety 
Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses; part 231, 
Railroad Safety Appliance Standards; part 238, Passenger Equipment 
Safety Standards; and part 239, Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness.
    LCRA seeks approval of shared track usage and waiver of certain FRA 
regulations involving historic light rail trolley operations on the 
same track that will be shared with freight trains. FRA has 
jurisdiction over the portion of the LCRA's ``Lackawanna County 
Electric Trolley Station & Museum'' historic light rail operation that 
it is connected to the general railroad system of transportation. 
Specifically, the historic trolley intends to make use of 1.2 miles of 
the Lackawanna County Railroad Authority's and National Park Service's 
``Brady Line'' and Scranton Yard in Scranton Pennsylvania. Freight and 
historic trolley operations will be temporally separated on this 
portion of track. See Statement of Agency Policy Concerning 
Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and 
Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad 
System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment at 65 FR 42529 (July 
10, 2000). See also Joint Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Shared 
Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Conventional 
Railroads and Light Rail Transit Systems at 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 
2000).
    Since FRA has not yet concluded its investigation of the LCRA 
historic trolley, the agency takes no position at this time on the 
merits of LCRA's stated justifications.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number (Docket Number FRA 2000-7275) and must be 
submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza 
level) 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. All documents 
in the public docket, including LCRA's detailed waiver request, are 
also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket 
facility's Web site at http://dms.dot.gov. Communications received 
within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA 
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be 
considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning 
this proceeding are available for examination during regular business 
hours (9 a.m.--5 p.m.) at the above facility.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 29, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-22533 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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